As a Hindi name
एकांत · masculine
secluded place; the heart; privacy
एकांत
secluded, lonely; private, secret; unaccompanied
Platts (p. 114) also records: Next but one, alternate, every other
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi एकान्त — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit एकान्त (ekānta).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ekānta m. a lonely or retired or secret place, (˚e ind. in a lonely or solitary place, alone, apart, privately), MBh.; Mn.; Śak. &c.
a single part, part, portion, Pat.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
next but one, one removed from
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
ekāntara mfn. separated by one intermediate (caste), Gaut. iv, 16
next but one, one removed from, Śak. 191 d.
ekāntara mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Next but one. E. eka and antara between.
Alternative readings
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